LIGHTS IN THE WINTER DARKNESS
For many of us December is
dark and cold
with the shortest day of the year.
Are we the Christmas lights?
Beautiful to behold but offering no warmth
except in our hearts and minds.
Are we candles, which offer less light and warmth
but can be shared without diminishing the original light?
Are we the Decenber full moon,
offering a lot of brilliance but called the Cold Moon because we offer no warmth?
Are we the Christmas Star
shining brightly and guiding Wise Men to a Savior?
Do each of us light up a life
because we are someone’s Beloved?
Are we light fingered or light minded?
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I would like to thank Pat Alderman, a retired librarian from Virginia (US) for this beautiful poem which elicits clear and well placed images of Christmas and also invites us to think a bit about who and what we are and what we represent to others in our family and in our community. Thank you so much Pat for your contribution and, as you know, you are invited to continue to do so.
And if you are a writer, poet or artist and would like to collaborate with LatinosUSA (English Edition) all you have to do is contact me:
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Francisco Bravo Cabrera-Editor LatinosUSA
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